Yongfeng Liu

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yongfeng Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongfeng Liu has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yongfeng Liu's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (5 papers). Yongfeng Liu is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (5 papers). Yongfeng Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ukraine. Yongfeng Liu's co-authors include Bryan L. Roth, Xi‐Ping Huang, Jiuping Ding, Yurii S. Moroz, Dmytro S. Radchenko, B. Krumm, Xia Shen, Honglin Liu, Shensheng Han and Qing Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yongfeng Liu

88 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Synthon-based ligand discovery in virtual libraries of over 11 billion compounds

2021 254 citations Anastasiia Sadybekov, Yongfeng Liu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongfeng Liu China	25	1.0k	285	242	167	129	90	1.9k
Soon Young Shin South Korea	34	2.3k 2.2×	288 1.0×	86 0.4×	380 2.3×	3 0.0×	201	4.6k
Vincenzo Martorana Italy	25	1.1k 1.1×	27 0.1×	69 0.3×	192 1.1×	7 0.1×	66	2.0k
Yuan Luo China	28	908 0.9×	107 0.4×	29 0.1×	486 2.9×	3 0.0×	130	2.5k
Chang‐Ping Hu China	32	909 0.9×	138 0.5×	27 0.1×	42 0.3×	6 0.0×	90	2.7k
Tao Che United States	24	2.3k 2.3×	1.2k 4.2×	751 3.1×	103 0.6×	2 0.0×	69	3.5k
Yunjiang Feng Australia	29	938 0.9×	58 0.2×	86 0.4×	248 1.5×	3 0.0×	135	2.8k
Nunilo Cremades Spain	35	2.2k 2.1×	703 2.5×	208 0.9×	117 0.7×		49	4.8k
Jie Yang China	32	2.0k 2.0×	193 0.7×	212 0.9×	275 1.6×		143	3.2k
Annalisa Relini Italy	36	2.7k 2.7×	339 1.2×	198 0.8×	198 1.2×		109	4.0k
Hisashi Yagi Japan	33	1.8k 1.8×	157 0.6×	134 0.6×	121 0.7×		78	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongfeng Liu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Jing, Haifei Wang, Di Wu, et al.. (2025). Accurate and Reliable Detection of Dynamic Electrophysiological Signals via In Situ Formation of Epidermal Electrodes. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(1). 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yingli, et al.. (2025). Microbial community and organic compounds composition analysis and the edible security of common buckwheat fermented via Kombucha consortium. Food Chemistry Molecular Sciences. 10. 100247–100247. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yongfeng, et al.. (2024). Impact of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides on wheat dough quality and hydration dynamics. LWT. 209. 116753–116753. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Qihe, et al.. (2024). Application of a novel naturally-derived emulsifier mannosylerythritol lipid-A for improving emulsification and gel property of myofibrillar protein based on biosurfactant-protein interaction. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies. 96. 103785–103785. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiaochao, Miao Wang, Chaoyang Li, et al.. (2024). Assessing the impact of sequencing platforms and analytical pipelines on whole-exome sequencing. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1334075–1334075. 3 indexed citations

Li, Zhixi, et al.. (2024). Molecular insights into the interaction between graphene oxide and β-galactosidase: From multispectral experiment, enzyme kinetics experiment to computational simulations. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 414. 126116–126116. 1 indexed citations

Sadybekov, Anastasiia, Saheem A. Zaidi, Dmitry B. Eremin, et al.. (2024). Virtual Screening of a Chemically Diverse “Superscaffold” Library Enables Ligand Discovery for a Key GPCR Target. ACS Chemical Biology. 19(4). 866–874. 5 indexed citations

Gahbauer, Stefan, Joao Bráz, Veronica Craik, et al.. (2023). Docking for EP4R antagonists active against inflammatory pain. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8067–8067. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Shicheng, Ryan H. Gumpper, Xi‐Ping Huang, et al.. (2022). Molecular basis for selective activation of DREADD-based chemogenetics. Nature. 612(7939). 354–362. 49 indexed citations

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Lv, Na, Ying Wang, Yongfeng Liu, et al.. (2022). Decreased Microglia in Pax2 Mutant Mice Leads to Impaired Learning and Memory. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 13(16). 2490–2502. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Yongfeng, Can Cao, Xi‐Ping Huang, et al.. (2022). Ligand recognition and allosteric modulation of the human MRGPRX1 receptor. Nature Chemical Biology. 19(4). 416–422. 26 indexed citations

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Alon, Assaf, Jiankun Lyu, João M. Bráz, et al.. (2021). Structures of the σ2 receptor enable docking for bioactive ligand discovery. Nature. 600(7890). 759–764. 135 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifan, et al.. (2021). A high sensitivity method of closed-tube loop-mediated isothermal amplification developed for visual and rapid detection of cow milk adulteration. International Dairy Journal. 127. 105214–105214. 11 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Youwen, B. Krumm, Huibing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Mechanism of dopamine binding and allosteric modulation of the human D1 dopamine receptor. Cell Research. 31(5). 593–596. 62 indexed citations

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Lin, Yangyang, Sam Z. Grinter, Zhongju Lu, et al.. (2021). Modulating the voltage sensor of a cardiac potassium channel shows antiarrhythmic effects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(20). 10 indexed citations

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Xu, Peiyu, Sijie Huang, Chunyou Mao, et al.. (2021). Structures of the human dopamine D3 receptor-Gi complexes. Molecular Cell. 81(6). 1147–1159.e4. 57 indexed citations

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Peng, Mian, et al.. (2020). Two mechanically ventilated cases of COVID-19 successfully managed with a sequential ventilation weaning protocol: Two case reports. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 8(15). 3305–3313. 2 indexed citations

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Patel, Nilkanth, Xi‐Ping Huang, Jessica M. Grandner, et al.. (2020). Structure-based discovery of potent and selective melatonin receptor agonists. eLife. 9. 25 indexed citations

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Liu, Yongfeng, et al.. (2015). TLR3 gene polymorphisms in cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Cancer. 34(3). 272–84. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Yongfeng, Yang Jiao, Linsen Zan, et al.. (2010). Molecular characterization, polymorphism of growth differentiation factor 5 gene and association with ultrasound measurement traits in native Chinese cattle breeds. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(33). 5269–5273. 2 indexed citations

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